Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers canceled training camp practice scheduled for Monday.
Monday, October 6th, 2008 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers canceled training camp practice scheduled for Monday. Saying he wants to give the defending NBA champions a day off before they prepare for their first preseason game. Boston takes on the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday at ...
Sunday National Basketball Association Capsules.
Monday, October 6th, 2008 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »Sunday National Basketball Association Capsules. NEW ORLEANS 106, GOLDEN STATE 103 NEW ORLEANS David West scored 19 points and Hilton Armstrong added 14 off the bench as the New Orleans Hornets opened their preseason slate with a 106-103 victory over the Golden ...
NBA Calendar.
Saturday, September 20th, 2008 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »NBA Calendar. Nov. 1Rosters set for opening night, 6 p.m. EST. Nov. 2Start of the 2004-05 season. Jan. 510-day contracts may be signed. Jan. 10All player contracts guaranteed for rest of the season. Feb. 18-20All-Star weekend, Denver. Feb. 24Trading deadline, 3 p.m. EST. April 20Regular season ends. April ...
Miles suspended 10 games.
Saturday, September 20th, 2008 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »Miles suspended 10 games. Boston Celtics forward Darius Miles has been suspended without pay for 10 games for violating the terms of the anti-drug program at the end of the 2007-08 season. Miles' suspension will begin with the first game of the ...
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says forward Josh Howard realizes.
Saturday, September 20th, 2008 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says forward Josh Howard realizes. His comments about the national anthem were wrong and the player has apologized. In his online blog, Cuban also responded to e-mails he has received commenting on the player's remarks by ...
Jamaal Tinsley, heat interested.
Saturday, September 20th, 2008 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »Jamaal Tinsley, heat interested. The Heat are interested in Tinsley, if the Pacers are willing to take on Marcus Banks, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. The Pacers are focused on Udonis Haslem, which is a less attractive deal for the Heat and ...
The Denver Nuggets signed guard Sonny Weems on Monday.
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »The Denver Nuggets signed guard Sonny Weems on Monday. Terms were not disclosed. The Chicago Bulls selected Weems out of Arkansas in the second round of the 2008 NBA draft. He was traded to Denver for a 2009 second-round draft pick. In ...
God surely guides the steps of a South African-Swiss basketball hero.
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »God surely guides the steps of a South African-Swiss basketball hero. What do you want to be when you grow up? asked the teacher. I want to play basketball in the NBA (National Basketball Association), responded the 10-year-old boy with ...
Chicago-area native Dwyane Wade now has an Olympic gold medal.
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »Chicago-area native Dwyane Wade now has an Olympic gold medal. To go with his NBA championship ring as a Miami Heat guard. A bowling trophy? Not yet. But at least he sports one very cool bowling shirt. In town last week ...
The Golden State Warriors waived center Kosta Perovic, the team announced Friday.
Saturday, September 13th, 2008 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »The Golden State Warriors waived center Kosta Perovic, the team announced Friday. Perovic, 23, was a second-round draft pick - 38th overall - in the 2006 draft. The 7-2 native of Serbia appeared in seven games with the Warriors last season, ...